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We’ve seen a mix of drug development and health IT out of New England companies this week.

—Best Doctors, a Boston-based company whose database of 50,000 physicians can be called upon to provide second opinions on diagnoses and treatment plans, announced that it had raised $45.5 million in new funding. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co provided the investment, which comes atop $20 million Best Doctors previously raised from firms like Munich Re Group, Coleman Swenson Booth, Polaris Venture Partners, Psilos Group Managers, Southeastern Technology Fund, and Toronto Dominion Partners.